Demitri_C Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Have not seen this posted apologoies if has, but this has to be the most ridiculous thing I have ever read Just click it Pakistani baby charged with attempted murder goes into hiding Family of nine-month-old Musa Khan say they have been put under huge pressure by police to manipulate case A lawyer takes a thumb impression from nine-month-old Musa Khan, who has been charged with atttempted murder. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images The family of a Pakistani baby charged with attempted murder say they have been forced into hiding after coming under intense pressure from the police, who are facing national humiliation over the incident. One police officer has been suspended and an official inquiry has been ordered into how nine-month-old Musa Khan was booked in Lahore for supposedly taking part in a riot in one of the city's slums. The country's media have highlighted the absurdity of the charge after the boy attended court last week, during which he cried while having his fingerprints recorded and had to be comforted with a milk bottle. The episode has a shone an embarrassing light on Pakistan's shambolic criminal justice system, where underpaid and ill-trained police can be quick to lay false charges that can ensnare the innocent in years of legal troubles. "We have had to move to a secret place because we are poor and the police are putting huge pressure on us to manipulate the case," said Muhammad Yasin, the boy's grandfather. He rejected police claims reported in local media that the family had produced "the wrong baby" before the court in order to undermine the police case. Musa was among five people identified in a police document known as a first information report (FIR) following disturbances in February in a slum area of Lahore when workers for a gas company came to try to disconnect houses that had not paid their bills. According to the FIR, written by a now suspended assistant sub-inspector, Musa and his co-accused tried to kill the gas company workers and the policemen accompanying them by throwing stones. The people living in the area maintain there was only ever a peaceful protest. "There were only women in the houses at daytime and they resisted this discontinuing of supply," Yasin said. "Later we blocked the road and raised slogans against police." Lawyers say it is all too common for police to resort to collective punishment of entire families, often at the instigation of the complainant. "Most of the time people don't really want justice at the hands of the courts," said Sundas Hoorain, a lawyer who specialises in murder cases. "It is really all about taking revenge, and that means making the other party suffer as much as possible by putting whole families through hell." It is a practice that often throws up legal absurdities. Hoorain said she worked on one case where men co-accused of murder submitted their passports to prove they were not even in the country at the time of the killing. "It's a practice that means the guilty go free because the credibility of the entire case is compromised," she said. The charging of toddlers is relatively rare, although there are examples of young children being ensnared in the country's blasphemy laws, which have been much criticised by human rights groups. Shahbaz Sharif, the powerful chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan's largest province, has ordered an inquiry into the matter. Irfan Sadiq Tarar, the family's lawyer, said the penal code made it impossible for children under the age of seven to be considered to have committed a criminal offence. "The case questions the efficiency of the Punjab police," he said. The judge in the case, who granted Musa bail until the next hearing on Saturday, has demanded an explanation from the police. Shaukat Javed, a former Punjab police chief, called for a complete overhaul police procedures so that the FIR was not considered a "sacred document". "We need reforms, but it requires political will," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 First thing I did there was to click on the link, and see if that was posted 1st April! Absolutly mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GarethRDR Posted April 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2014 No jury in the world is gonna convict a baby. Maybe Texas. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Pakistan has one of the most corrupt police and judicial systems around. I would love to say I am shocked but its Pakistan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2014 He must have been in a gang though, I mean he couldn't even reach the pedals in the get away car! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 The lad has obviously been watching too many Chucky movies give him a break ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Kids today, eh? Bring back National Service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 What a scumbag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponky Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Thought it might have been this guy: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regular_john Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Meh. Primitive idiots behaving like primitive idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted April 9, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 9, 2014 What a crook, throw away the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 or the dummy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mockingbird_franklin Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 put him to bed early with no story for a week, that'll learn him to not attempt to murder people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 No jury in the world is gonna convict a baby. Maybe Texas. Or Pakistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 12, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted April 12, 2014 Police in Lahore, Pakistan have withdrawn attempted murder charges against a nine-month-old baby, and the child has been freed, according to the Associated Press. Muhammad Mosa Khan had been charged last week along with his whole family for allegedly throwing stones at Lahore police officers as they raided homes for non-payment their gas bills in Muslim Town, Lahore. However, the police had failed to properly investigate the family and charged the boy by mistake, as children under the age of seven cannot be prosecuted under Pakistan law. The charges were dismissed against Khan by the judge in a hearing earlier today. Witnesses have obviously been got to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 He must have powerful friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share Posted April 12, 2014 what a strange country that is? crazy this even occured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Police in Lahore, Pakistan have withdrawn attempted murder charges against a nine-month-old baby, and the child has been freed, according to the Associated Press. Muhammad Mosa Khan had been charged last week along with his whole family for allegedly throwing stones at Lahore police officers as they raided homes for non-payment their gas bills in Muslim Town, Lahore. However, the police had failed to properly investigate the family and charged the boy by mistake, as children under the age of seven cannot be prosecuted under Pakistan law. The charges were dismissed against Khan by the judge in a hearing earlier today. Witnesses have obviously been got to! They got a pacifier through the letter box with a note telling them how much good they could do for their health... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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